Mining community explained

A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.

Historical mining communities

Australia

• Ballarat, Victoria
• Bendigo, Victoria
• Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
• Menzies, Western Australia

Austria-Hungary

Austrian Lands

• Idrija, today in Slovenia
• Eisenerz in Styria
• Hall in Tirol in Tyrol
• Schwaz in Tyrol

Lower Hungarian mining towns

• Kremnitz, today Kremnica in Slovakia
• Schemnitz, today Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia
• Neusohl, today Banská Bystrica in Slovakia
• Königsberg, today Nová Baňa in Slovakia
• Libethen, today Ľubietová in Slovakia
• Pukkanz, today Pukanec in Slovakia
• Dilln, today Banská Belá in Slovakia

Upper Hungarian mining towns

• Göllnitz, today Gelnica in Slovakia
• Rosenau, today Rožňava in Slovakia
• Zipser Neudorf, today Spišská Nová Ves in Slovakia
• Schmöllnitz, today Smolník in Slovakia
• Jossau, today Jasov in Slovakia
• Ruda, today Rudabánya in Hungary
• Telken, today Telkibánya in Hungary

Other Hungarian mining towns

• Deutsch Liptsch, today Partizánska Ľupča in Slovakia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Banovići
• Kakanj
• Tuzla
• Zenica

Canada

• Cobalt, Ontario
• Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
• Dawson City, Yukon
• Lynn Lake, Manitoba
• Red Lake, Ontario
• Thompson, Manitoba
• Timmins, Ontario
• Flin Flon, Manitoba

Czechia

(Listed under names given when founded or working as a mining town)

• Abertham, today Abertamy
• Adamstadt, today Adamov
• Adamsfreiheit, today Hůrky
• Bärringen, today Pernink
• Bergreichenstein, today Kašperské Hory
• Bergstadt, today Horní Město
• Bleistadt, today Oloví
• Böhmisch Wiesenthal, today Loučná pod Klínovcem
• Eule, today Jílové u Prahy
• St. Georgenthal, today Jiretin pod Jedlovou
• Goldeck (Mährisch Altstadt), today Staré Město pod Sněžníkem
• Goldenstein, today Branná
• Gossengrün, today Krajková
• Gottesgab, today Boží Dar
• Graupen, today Krupka
• Hartmanitz, today Hartmanice
• Iglau, today Jihlava
• St. Joachimsthal, today Jáchymov
• Johannesthal, today Janov
• St. Katharinaberg, today Hora Svaté Kateriny
• Klostergrab, today Hrob
• Kupferberg, today Měděnec
• Kuttenberg, today Kutná Hora
• Lauterbach (Kaiserwald) (town no longer exists)
• Mies, today Stříbro
• Neustadt a. d. Tafelfichte, today Nové Město pod Smrkem
• Plan, today Planá
• Platz, today Místo
• Platten, today Horní Blatná
• Preßnitz (town no longer exists)
• Rudolfstadt, today Rudolfov
• Schlaggenwald, today Horní Slavkov
• Sebastiansberg, today Hora Svatého Šebestiána
• Sonnenberg, today Výsluní
• Unterreichenstein, today Rejštejn
• Wodnian, today Vodňany
• Zuckmantel, today Zlaté Hory

Finland

• Pargas

Germany

In Germany, a Bergstadt refers to a settlement near mineral deposits vested with town privileges, Bergregal rights and tax exemption, in order to promote the economic development of the mining region.

Baden-Württemberg

• Freudenstadt
• Prinzbach

Bavaria

• Auerbach in der Oberpfalz
• Pegnitz (town)
• Bodenmais
• Lam
• Fichtelberg (Upper Franconia)

Lower Saxony

• Altenau
• Bad Grund
• Clausthal
• Zellerfeld
• Lautenthal
• Obernkirchen
• Sankt Andreasberg
• Wildemann

North Rhine-Westphalia

• Lüdenscheid

Saxony

• Altenberg
• Annaberg
• Buchholz
• Berggießhübel
• Bleiberg (near Frankenberg/Sa.) (town no longer exists)
• Brand
• Ehrenfriedersdorf
• Eibenstock
• Elterlein
• Ernstthal
• Freiberg
• Geyer
• Glashütte (Saxony)
• Hohenstein
• Johanngeorgenstadt
• Lengefeld
• Lößnitz
• Marienberg, Saxony
• Neustädtel
• Oberwiesenthal
• Oederan
• Scheibenberg
• Schneeberg
• Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.
• Thum
• Voigtsberg
• Wolkenstein
• Zschopau
• Zwönitz

Saxony-Anhalt

• Eisleben
• Sangerhausen

Thuringia

• Ilmenau
• Ruhla
• Suhl
• Sondershausen

Hong Kong

• Ma On Shan Village

Indonesia

• • • Central Papua Province Tembagapura

Nigeria

• Enugu
• Jos

Norway

• Kongsberg (formerly)
• Røros

Poland

• Georgenberg (now Miasteczko Śląskie)
• Goldberg, (now Złotoryja)
• Groß Salze, (now Wieliczka)
• Nikolstadt, (now Mikołajowice)
• Salzberg, (now Bochnia)
• Wilhelmstal, (now Bolesławów)

Slovenia

• Idrija
• Velenje
• Trbovlje

South Korea

• Gangwon Province
  • Jeongseon County
  • Taebaek City
  • Samcheok City
  • Yeongwol County
• North Gyeongsang Province
  • Sangju City
  • Mungyeong City
  • Uljin County
  • Yeongju City
  • Bonghwa County

United States

Alaska

• Juneau
• Skagway

Arizona

• Bisbee
• Cerro Colorado
• Christmas
• Contention City
• Jerome
• Klondyke
• Ruby
• Tombstone
• Tumacacori

California

• Calico, San Bernardino Co.
• Columbia

Colorado

• Central City
• Cripple Creek
• Denver
• Idaho Springs
• Leadville
• Tercio
• Victor

Idaho

• Custer
• Idaho City

Iowa

• Buxton
• Centerville
• Coalville
• Confidence
• Lucas
• Everist
• Muchakinock
• Mystic
• Numa
• Seymour
• What Cheer

Michigan

• Bessemer
• Calumet
• Houghton
• Ironwood
• Ishpeming
• Negaunee
• Wakefield
• White Pine

Minnesota

• Aurora
• Babbitt
• Biwabik
• Bovey
• Buhl
• Calumet
• Chisholm
• Coleraine
• Crosby
• Cuyuna
• Ely
• Eveleth
• Gilbert
• Hibbing
• Hoyt Lakes
• Ironton
• Keewatin
• Kinney
• Marble
• McKinley
• Mountain Iron
• Nashwauk
• Riverton
• Soudan
• Taconite
• Trommald
• Virginia

Montana

• Bannack (ghost town)
• Butte
• Colstrip
• Virginia City

Nevada

• Austin
• Eureka
• Goldfield
• Jarbidge
• Pioche
• Tonopah
• Virginia City

New Mexico

• Pinos Altos
• Silver City

South Dakota

• Deadwood

Utah

• Dragon
• Eureka
• Frisco
• Park City
• Silver Reef
• Spring Canyon

Wisconsin

• Hurley

See also

• Boomtown
• Coal town
• Man camp temporary housing for resource extraction
• Mission (station)
• Pit village

Citations

• Book: Sherman, James E. Ghost Towns of Arizona. Barbara H. Sherman. University of Oklahoma Press. 1969. 0-8061-0843-6. AZ. Book features pg. 147 about what is necessary for a settlement to have in order to be considered a "mining town".